Winter Training

25th Jan 2025

Local Air Temp 4degs , Water Temp 6 degs.

Louise Winterbottom has begun a full season of Skin's cold water training, this is a huge upgrade from just dipping, Lou is now training to swim front crawl with her face in the water.

as we know the key to front crawl is our breathing, this means that when our face is in the water , we blow bubbles, not a hard task in warm summer water's , but something changes in the winter , some how the cold temps mean its almost impossible to blow bubbles , and if we cannot exhale, we cannot inhale, making swimming almost impossible.

To over come this Cling Film like feeling, takes practice , and knowledge to know we must keep calm , and slowly the breathing will start ...

So watching Lou swim face in front crawl today was a huge pleasure, Well Done Lou..